Syracuse, N.Y. -- A vacant lot at the corner of Teall Avenue and Erie Boulevard in Syracuse could be the site of a new discount grocery store as early as next fall.

The plans for a PriceRite store were before the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency today because both the developer and the grocery company are asking for some sales and mortgage tax breaks from the city.

PriceRite, similar to Aldi grocery stores, offers a limited selection in a smaller space than most grocery stores. The proposed Syracuse store would be 36,000 square feet. The trade-off is lower prices, according to the PriceRite website. PriceRite started in West Springfield, Mass. in 1995. There are PriceRite stores already in Buffalo, Rochester and Schenectady.

The chain offers fresh produce and meat but offers a smaller selection of other products. It also keeps prices down by having customers bring their own bags. (If they don’t, bags can be purchased). It does not accept coupons, according to the company’s website.

“The property has long been vacant and has not been a tax-producing property for the city, so the opportunity to put 6.4 acres back on the tax rolls in the city is exciting,” said Ben Walsh, the city’s deputy commissioner of neighborhood and business development. The lot will require some environmental clean-up, Walsh said.

The industrial development agency will have a public hearing on the project March 20. After that, members will likely decide on the tax breaks for the project, Walsh said.